thorntail

English

A green thorntail (Discosura conversii)

Etymology

From thorn +‎ tail.

Noun

thorntail (plural thorntails)

1. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.

Derived terms

• black-bellied thorntail
• green thorntail
• Letitia's thorntail
• wire-crested thorntail

References

• “thorntail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• thorntail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Discosura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• triathlon